folkie
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of folkie
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Later, Ava and her daughter visit a karaoke bar to sing Ewan MacColl’s “Dirty Old Town,” a folkie tune associated with the Pogues.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022
One outraged folkie in Manchester bellowed “Judas!” in response to Dylan’s amplification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
It treats the subject in a variety of styles, from folkie strums to shouty rants to tracks with a bit of groove.
From Slate ● May 21, 2021
Freewheeling folkie Todd Snider’s weekly Sunday morning livestreams from Nashville during the past year have been a sanctuary of craziness amid the insanity of the pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
A younger folkie, Holly Near, was also on hand, hamming along with Fonda in a parody of “Carolina Morning” that began, “Nothing could be finer than to be in Indochina …”
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
This year P!NK released her ninth studio album, “Trustfall,” ranging from arena-thumping dance-pop to folkier singer-songwriter fare.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Working for a non-profit organisation that supports the city’s music scene, Weiss has seen local venues blossom, from indie hall Vaudeville Mews to nightclub The Lift, and smaller, folkier joint The Gas Lamp.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2019
While Harry Styles dabbles in ‘70 rock, Louis Tomlinson gets into hard-core EDM, Liam Payne embraces in-the-club-R&B; and Zayn Malik explores neo-soul, “Flicker” finds Horan on the folkier side of pop.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
“Me & Magdalena” by Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie is folkier, more weathered, more acoustic, more mature.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2016
Have you moved on to electro-pop after returning last year with a folkier sound?
From Time ● Mar. 25, 2015
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